No law enforcement agency shall disclose the name of any person arrested for any misdemeanor, issued a citation, or being held for any misdemeanor unless such person shall be formally charged and arrested for the offense, except to other law enforcement agencies or to the Mississippi Department of Human Services or child day care providers where such information is used to help determine suitability of persons to serve as child care providers or child service workers. No political subdivision nor any employee thereof shall be held liable for the disclosure of any information prohibited by this section.
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 25 - Public Officers and Employees; Public Records
Chapter 1 - Public Officers; General Provisions
§ 25-1-3. Date terms begin for state officers, except the governor
§ 25-1-5. Date terms begin for district, county, and beat officers
§ 25-1-9. Oath of office taken
§ 25-1-11. Oath of office filed
§ 25-1-13. State officials to make guaranty or surety bonds
§ 25-1-15. Conditions of official bonds; new bonds to be secured every four years
§ 25-1-17. Official bonds payable to state
§ 25-1-23. Procedure for determining sufficiency of doubtful bond
§ 25-1-25. New bond required in certain cases
§ 25-1-27. Release of surety on bond of local officer or employee
§ 25-1-29. Release of surety on bond of state officer
§ 25-1-35. Commission not necessary
§ 25-1-37. Acts of de facto officer valid
§ 25-1-39. Deputy to discharge duty after death of officer
§ 25-1-41. Informal bonds valid
§ 25-1-43. Officer not to make contract without authority
§ 25-1-45. Civil liability for failure to perform duty
§ 25-1-49. Seller may recover claim unlawfully brought by an officer
§ 25-1-51. Confiscated property: prohibited acquisition; disposition by sheriff; subsequent recovery
§ 25-1-53. Nepotism prohibited
§ 25-1-55. Penalty for nepotism
§ 25-1-57. Undated or postdated resignations
§ 25-1-59. Vacancy by removal or default
§ 25-1-61. Legal residence of state officers
§ 25-1-63. Defaulting officers published
§ 25-1-65. Expense of publication
§ 25-1-67. Public moneys to be promptly paid by legal representatives
§ 25-1-69. Officer not to carry or deposit public funds outside state
§ 25-1-71. Public moneys are trust funds
§ 25-1-72. Duty to deposit funds into county depository
§ 25-1-73. Officers liable for costs of collection of public funds improperly withheld
§ 25-1-75. Duplicate receipt books upon transfer of funds
§ 25-1-79. Use of state-owned automobiles
§ 25-1-81. Expense accounts and reports as to state-owned automobiles
§ 25-1-83. Attending conventions, associations, or meetings
§ 25-1-87. Marking publicly owned or leased vehicle; exceptions; effect of noncompliance
§ 25-1-89. Donated automobiles
§ 25-1-91. Penalties regarding state-owned automobiles
§ 25-1-93. Provisions inapplicable to Governor
§ 25-1-98. Opening and staffing of state offices; legal holidays, construction of "workday."
§ 25-1-99. County office hours
§ 25-1-101. State-furnished books
§ 25-1-102. Certain attorneys' work product exempt from public access requirements
§ 25-1-103. Certain offices held by same person
§ 25-1-105. Application of prohibition against striking to public employees and employers
§ 25-1-107. Date of postmark as proof of date of payment or report
§ 25-1-111. Prevention of disclosure by state agencies of social security numbers